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'began ' began to canada. this feels like war began to canada. this feels like visiting an ally to thank him for everything. there's quite a large community of ukrainians living in canada. we have lost the feeds are to that, but as i say, a lot going on, so we can show you more of the pope's visit to france. this is the welcome he is receiving at the airport in marseille. the reason he has chosen it as a visit is to talk about migrants and the way migrants are treated as they arrive in europe. let's listen then. music plays
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pope for five centuries. tens of thousands of people are expected to attend a mass at the stadium tomorrow, so a lot of people will get a chance to see the pope. his going to be holding prayers this afternoon at the basilica of notre dame. he is going to hold prayers there with the local clergy and then it's going to be followed by a moment of meditation. there will be representative of other religions for sailors and migrants who lost their lives at sea. two days, a welcome ceremony as you can see now and later on a prayerfor migrants. tomorrow, a big event at a stadium which is expected to see tens of thousands of people turn out. we'll come back to these images over the next couple of hours. we will take
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you to the other visiting france, king charles and queen camilla visiting a vineyard later on, plenty to keep across and of course president zelensky in canada. hello from the bbc sport centre. the solheim cup is under way. more on that coming up injust a moment but first... it's been four defeats in five for manchester united after their li—3 loss at bayern munich in the champions league earlier this week. that's their worst start to a season for 37 years. they travel to burnley on saturday with the heat starting to grow on manager erik ten hag... it's not always only going up. you will have your gaps and you get strong from it, as long as you stay together, and that is what we are doing. the dressing room, staff,
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all the staff, coaches, medical, everyone is united, and at united she fights. there's been a big boost for arsenal ahead of sunday's north london derby, captain martin odegaard has signed a new five year deal with the club. the 2a —year—old has three goals in seven appearances already this season, and follows in the footsteps of bukayo saka, gabriel martinelli and william saliba in extending his stay at the emirates. odegaard joined the club from real madrid permanently in august 2021 for about £30 million following an initial loan. great news for the club, great news for the team. really happy for him as well, he fully deserves that. it just shows as well that there are many ways to make it, many pathways to arrive
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where you want and at the end it is about finding a place where you feel comfortable, where you feel valued and you can express your talent. i think he has found that place. he is loved by everybody, respected by everybody and he fully deserves what he is doing. julien nagelsmann has been appointed the new manager of germany. the 36 year takes overfrom hansi flick who was sacked earlier this month. nagelsmann has been out of work since leaving bayern munich last season. he's signed a deal until the 31st ofjuly next year, which will see him lead the team at euro 2024, which is being held in germany. the united states claimed a clean sweep of all four matches in the opening session of the solheim cup to lead 4—0. it is the first time the us have led after the opening session since 2009 and it's just the second time they have swept a session. (full
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so europe have a huge amount to do in this afternoons fourballs, this is how it looks at the moment. europe are up in 2. you can keep up to date with the latest on the bbc sport website. it's been confirmed that france captain antoine dupont suffered a fractured cheekbone in thursday's 96—0 win against namibia. dupont, who was named the 2021 world player of the year, was forced off afterjohan deysel made a head—on—head tackle and was sent off. the ffr says dupont will remain with the squad and will see a specialist to work out how long he will be out for. france's final pool match is against italy on 6 october.
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max verstappen is back, where he has been for most of the season, out in front, at practice, for the japanese grand prix. verstappen has a huge 151 point lead over his teammate sergio perez in the standings heading into this weekends race and is back on form after last weekend's blip in singapore, but today's session was ended early when pierre gasly lost control at the notorious degner two corner, locking a front wheel before sliding off track and ripping off a front wheel on the barrier. and that's all the sport for now. how would it feel when you walk down the aisle on your wedding day for a bride? a bride has given blindfolds
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to guests at her wedding as well has grown so they can experience it together. the video she shed has been viewed millions of times. we can speak to lucy from birmingham now. thank you for coming on. can you talk us through that moment? why did you decide to do that?— did you decide to do that? hello, es it did you decide to do that? hello, yes it was _ did you decide to do that? hello, yes it was the — did you decide to do that? hello, yes it was the most _ did you decide to do that? hello, yes it was the most magical - did you decide to do that? hello, - yes it was the most magical moments of my life. i wish i could relive it a thousand times over. i wanted to
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do it because the thought of being a blind bride and all of my loved ones looking at me and smiling, i thought it was such a bittersweet moment. my blindness has given me so many gifts, i became blind when i was 17, i am now 27. i gifts, i became blind when i was 17, iam now 27. i have gifts, i became blind when i was 17, i am now 27. i have had ten years learning the ropes. i definitely wanted to make this moment my own, i didn't want to feel sad about it. when you have a disability, there are milestones in your life. previously, i may have thought and a sighted way, possibly my heart aches a little bit because i would have experienced it in another way. that is absolutely normal. i wanted to make it a positive experience. you really made _ make it a positive experience. you really made it _ make it a positive experience. you really made it your own. i found it really made it your own. ifound it quite moving. how did the congregation react? you didn't tell them in advance, you put a blindfold on their chairs when they walked in. it was a surprise. everyone had
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blindfolds... they were really it was a surprise. everyone had blindfolds. .. they were really teary bless them. we had 3d immersive sounds and down that aisle i had scented plants. i wanted for them to feel exactly how i felt in that moment. a lot of the time, my friends and family, they know i'm blind but see me as independence, going tojapan, blind but see me as independence, going to japan, presenting documentaries for the bbc, doing the things i do every day, but they don't know what it's exactly like to live like me, and i wanted that moment to be about me. my husband, i saw him before i lost my vision, he wanted to have that feeling the way i felt, wanted to have that feeling the way ifelt, because blindness is a part of our life as a couple, as well. you got him to describe the dress to the congregation, didn't you? you
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asked him to take the blindfold off when they still had their blindfolds on. when they still had their blindfolds on, , , ., , when they still had their blindfolds on. , , ., , . , when they still had their blindfolds on. ., ~ when they still had their blindfolds on. opposite way round. we had the congregation — on. opposite way round. we had the congregation to _ on. opposite way round. we had the congregation to take _ on. opposite way round. we had the congregation to take theirs - on. opposite way round. we had the congregation to take theirs off- on. opposite way round. we had the congregation to take theirs off and l congregation to take theirs off and look at him standing there. he fell to his knees, blessing. i'm sure you saw in the video. he was feeling my dress. he didn't know what to he just kept saying it was beautiful. he did start to be, like, the flowers are amazing, he could really see why i picked it the way i did before he took his blindfold. your uirlfriends before he took his blindfold. your girlfriends all _ before he took his blindfold. your girlfriends all helped _ before he took his blindfold. your girlfriends all helped you choose it, didn't they? i saw the video of the dress shop and your friends describing what you look like in your dresses. mr; describing what you look like in your dresses.— describing what you look like in ourdresses. g . , ., .,~ your dresses. my glam squad work there. i'm your dresses. my glam squad work there- i'm so _ your dresses. my glam squad work there. i'm so fortunate _ your dresses. my glam squad work there. i'm so fortunate that - your dresses. my glam squad work there. i'm so fortunate that i've i there. i'm so fortunate that i've got so many gorgeous ladies around me. my sister and got so many gorgeous ladies around me. my sisterand mum, they got so many gorgeous ladies around
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me. my sister and mum, they came. got so many gorgeous ladies around me. my sisterand mum, they came. it was so beautiful. i was so worried about not being able to look in the mirror and there was those moments where i tried to go to get my dress and think, oh my god, ifeel a bit sick right now. when i was in it, i was trying several dresses on, the moment wasn't about me. opening the curtain saying ta—da. i was feeling it and i burst into tears. it doesn't have to be a part visuals, so yes. doesn't have to be a part visuals, so es. ~ .., doesn't have to be a part visuals, so es. ~ .. ., doesn't have to be a part visuals, so es. ~ ., ., doesn't have to be a part visuals, so es. . . ., doesn't have to be a part visuals, so es. ~ ., ., ., so yes. we can have a little look at our do. so yes. we can have a little look at your dog- your— so yes. we can have a little look at your dog. your dog _ so yes. we can have a little look at your dog. your dog had _ so yes. we can have a little look at your dog. your dog had quite - so yes. we can have a little look at your dog. your dog had quite an i your dog. your dog had quite an outfit as well.— outfit as well. bless her, in that colour. flowers _ outfit as well. bless her, in that colour. flowers and _ outfit as well. bless her, in that colour. flowers and a _ outfit as well. bless her, in that colour. flowers and a massive l colour. flowers and a massive weddin: colour. flowers and a massive wedding appropriate - colour. flowers and a massive wedding appropriate colour. i colour. flowers and a massive - wedding appropriate colour. everyone got involved. your dad was the only one who didn't have a blindfold. he was walking you down that aisle. hagar was walking you down that aisle. how was walking you down that aisle. how was it for him? _
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was walking you down that aisle. fin" was it for him? that whole week, my dad has never cried so much. he was squeezing my hand so tight. he felt so proud in that moment, he was the only one to really see me up close, he has known ollie for ten years, plas. he has seen both of us grow up together. he has been a core part of my family, he squeezed both of our hands and said good luck to both of us. he wasjust in hands and said good luck to both of us. he was just in tears. ali hands and said good luck to both of us. he wasjust in tears. ali had a massive grin on his face, at the end of the ceremony, he surprised me with the gospel choir from love actually. he said my face was a picture. actually. he said my face was a icture. �* ., ., ., ., ., picture. i'm going to have to move on or i will— picture. i'm going to have to move on or i will be _ picture. i'm going to have to move on or i will be in _ picture. i'm going to have to move on or i will be in tears _ picture. i'm going to have to move on or i will be in tears myself. - on or i will be in tears myself. thank you so much for talking to us. thank you so much for talking to us. thank you so much for talking to us. thank you for sharing the videos with us and letting us play them
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out. you are watching bbc news. two prominent rights activists have gone on trial in china on charges of inciting subversion of state power. chinese police arrested the journalist and women's rights advocate, huang xueqin and the labour rights activist, wang jianbing, two years ago in the southern city of guangzhou. diplomats from several western countries, including britain and the united states, had asked to attend the trial as observers, but were not allowed into court. with more on this, let's go to celia hatton, who is live in our newsroom. can you tell us more about the activists? , ., ., , ., activists? these are two prominent --eole. activists? these are two prominent people- huang _ activists? these are two prominent people. huang xueqin _ activists? these are two prominent people. huang xueqin is _ activists? these are two prominent people. huang xueqin is a - activists? these are two prominent| people. huang xueqin is a journalist who worked in a newsroom in china. she suffered sexual harassment during that time. she continued her work and then she uncovered the
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story of a phd student who suffered sexual harassment. she started talking and writing about these on social media and got a lot of attention. because it was unusual, she took one step further and issuing online surveys for women who worked in newsrooms across china, sophie morgen is working across 15 chinese provinces and also women in chinese provinces and also women in chinese universities, asking if they suffered sexual harassment. she had many responses back, some graphic stories. she is credited for bringing the me to movement to the fore. her good friend, wang jianbing is also the rights activist. he looks into workers who gets injured or sick on thejob.
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looks into workers who gets injured or sick on the job. these two hot steady weekly gatherings in the city of gong show with 70 people attending talking about improving things in china. they never really pushed for radical change. they wanted sexual harassment of things like workers' rights to become more discussed inside china. who like workers' rights to become more discussed inside china.— like workers' rights to become more discussed inside china. why they are on trial? even— discussed inside china. why they are on trial? even though _ discussed inside china. why they are on trial? even though they _ discussed inside china. why they are on trial? even though they didn't - on trial? even though they didn't want to change _ on trial? even though they didn't want to change the _ on trial? even though they didn't want to change the system - on trial? even though they didn't i want to change the system overall, they are being charged with subversion. the chinese system doesn't like it when people are trying to go outside the communist party system and try to instil change from outside the system. huang xueqin in particular really irritated the party and the government by soliciting her own information by then working as an independentjournalist, and in best gate journalist tried to go outside the system and suggest ways the
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party, governments could change. that isn't allowed any more, civil society has little room.— that isn't allowed any more, civil society has little room. thank you for that. we are going back to marseille where pope francis is going in his car through the streets of marseille. many people have turned out to greet him. thousands are expected to turn out to see him in the next two days. you can see him just there, being met with the french prime minister. he is now driving through the streets. he is heading off to the basilica of notre dame della dad, there is going to be a meditation
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for migrants lost at sea. bbc news. it's fair to say this shop has stood the test of time. once owned by anne boleyn's father, it's been serving the village of kingston since the 15th century. now its current owners are reluctantly putting this remarkable piece of history back on the market. one thing i do think about is the size of the front door, because it's a hinged door. and if you look at the step, it's so worn out. but yeah, i hope that it will go into a good pair of hands. goodness, how cross you are. the shop's beauty and its history has meant it's featured in films and dramas watched by millions across the world, and residents are relieved that whoever buys it
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next will have to keep it as a shop and a post office. i've been coming here for 36 years. it was a little grocer shop when i first came here. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. now northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged in the north of england in the 1960s. well this weekend, fans are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary all—nighers that used to take place in one of northern soul's most iconic haunts — the wigan casino nightclub. here's a look at the party scene from back in the day. # now i know i've got to # run away, i've got to # get away # you don't really want any love from me # to make things right # you need someone to hold you tight # and who think love is to play
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# well, i'm sorry i don't play that way # once i ran to you the wigan casino was demolished in the early 19805 so events to mark the anniversary are being held in blackpool. dave evison, a legendary northern soul dj, is there. hello to you. it's a big day. i'm a bit disappointed we only showed pictures rather than videos of the dancing, because the dancing is so energetic and vibrant. could you maybe explain to anyone who doesn't know what is northern soul? it’s maybe explain to anyone who doesn't know what is northern soul?— know what is northern soul? it's the 60 thousand — know what is northern soul? it's the 60 thousand dollar _ know what is northern soul? it's the 60 thousand dollar question. - know what is northern soul? it's the 60 thousand dollar question. it's i know what is northern soul? it's the 60 thousand dollar question. it's a l 60 thousand dollar question. it's a whole load of little record labels in the latest 605. they wanted to emulate motown. they saw how well berry gordy had done and the
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temptations, marvin gaye, all these acts were making big hits. detroit and chicago were overflowing with fantastic black mu5ic talents. it is all these small labels that we wanted to use, to collect ourselves on the side of the pond. the only way we could get them in those days, there was no social media so e—mails or mobile phones, so we had to wait for the gi to come into liverpool. the clubs they used to pick up such as in manchester, this is where we found these records. we imported records and in some cases, there was only one tune, one record made and they gave us and said that it. they went back to putting car handles and
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chevrolets in detroit. it was a unique and amazingly different whole new thing for the scene in the 605. i'm happy to say we've now got edges of people dancing, in case anyone needs to know, it's very vigorous. the spinning and skill with a spinning, not falling over throughout the night, going on for hours. extraordinary skill. it hits ou like hours. extraordinary skill. it hits you like a _ hours. extraordinary skill. it hits you like a turn _ hours. extraordinary skill. it hits you like a turn of— hours. extraordinary skill. it hits you like a turn of bricks - hours. extraordinary skill. it hits you like a turn of bricks when i hours. extraordinary skill. it hits| you like a turn of bricks when you went into the clubs. these clubs happened all across the uk and europe. i'm 72 now, and tomorrow at the winter gardens in blackpool, i will be celebrating finishing up after 53 years, nonstop. will be celebrating finishing up after53 years, nonstop. i will be celebrating finishing up after 53 years, nonstop. i have been up after 53 years, nonstop. i have been up and down the uk to all sorts of places, i havejust wrote my autobiography, on sale tomorrow.
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they were this a second, ijust autobiography, on sale tomorrow. they were this a second, i just got pictures from canada, i'll come back to you and just a second. president zelensky is just meeting by mr trudeau in ottawa. they're standing on the steps. president zelensky meeting prime minister trudeau, justin trudeau, going into the parliament where he is going to give a speech to politicians. he arrived late last night and was greeted by trudeau at the airport. a very warm welcome again today as they walk into parliament as he prepares for his speech. thank you for bearing with us there come you are hanging up with us there come you are hanging up your records this weekend, and she? but it's going to be a big celebration isn't it?— celebration isn't it? certainly, there is going _ celebration isn't it? certainly, there is going to _ celebration isn't it? certainly, there is going to be _ celebration isn't it? certainly, there is going to be three and celebration isn't it? certainly, i there is going to be three and a half thousand people meeting up
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again after such a long time. that is the main thing. it is timeless. the music does continue, it's such a cliche but we're still discovering, it's a paradox. we are still discovering 605 music that has not been played before. these obscure little labels from all over the states, in 2023. it is timeless music, there is a fashion to it, the whole camaraderie of people from all over the country in one room. these people really enjoy their music and meeting up with old friends. share people really enjoy their music and meeting up with old friends. are you auoin to be meeting up with old friends. are you going to be one _ meeting up with old friends. are you going to be one of— meeting up with old friends. are you going to be one of those _ meeting up with old friends. are you going to be one of those people i going to be one of those people dancing, going after the dj to request obscure tunes they've never heard of? ~ , ,., , , request obscure tunes they've never heard of? ~ , , ., heard of? absolutely. there is a secific heard of? absolutely. there is a specific record _ heard of? absolutely. there is a specific record at _ heard of? absolutely. there is a specific record at the _ heard of? absolutely. there is a specific record at the moment, l heard of? absolutely. there is a i specific record at the moment, that is just charted, specific record at the moment, that isjust charted, i specific record at the moment, that is just charted, i was playing the original 50 years ago. you
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isjust charted, i was playing the original 50 years ago.— isjust charted, i was playing the original 50 years ago. you knew way back then. thank _ original 50 years ago. you knew way back then. thank you _ original 50 years ago. you knew way back then. thank you so _ original 50 years ago. you knew way back then. thank you so much i original 50 years ago. you knew way back then. thank you so much for i back then. thank you so much for joining us, day. enjoy the weekend. you are watching bbc news. thank you for watching. hello. friday has turned into a sunshine and showers day, with a noticeably cool feel. tonight is going to be a rather chilly one, but through the weekend it will turn warmer. wind and rain arriving for many and the main driver of the weather over the weekend will be this swirl of cloud, which you can see on our earlier satellite picture. this is ex—hurricane nigel. it's going to feed into this deep area of low pressure. that's going to bring some pretty heavy rain across northern and western parts, some brisk winds, but with the winds coming up from the south temperatures will start to climb. for the time being, though, winds are coming down from the north, so that's why it feels quite cool out there. a mix of sunny spells
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and showers, although generally quite a lot of cloud across scotland this afternoon. temperatures north to south 12 to 18 degrees. through this evening and tonight, most of the showers will fade. we could just see this band of cloud and showery rain grazing the east coast, but elsewhere, under those clear skies, we will see a few mist and fog patches and it will turn into really quite a chilly night. many spots down into single digits. it could well get down below freezing in parts of the highlands. that means, though, quite a lot of sunshine to start tomorrow morning, but we will see more high clouds streaming in from the west turning that sunshine hazy and then thicker cloud getting into northern ireland, west wales, the south—west of england, with some rain later in the afternoon. the winds starting to pick up. temperatures between 12 and 18 degrees north to south. during saturday night, we will see this frontal system moving its way in. it's going to become very slow moving across the western side of the uk, so that means some quite heavy bursts of rain as we head
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through the day on sunday. further south and east, actually parts of east anglia and the south—east of england likely to stay largely dry with some sunshine. with those southerly winds starting to develop, it will start to feel just a little bit warmer. however, those winds will really be strengthening, particularly around coasts and hills. in the west, we could see wind gusts of 50mph to 60mph and some very heavy rain through sunday evening, perhaps most especially across the western side of scotland, where there could be enough rain for some localised flooding and travel disruption. as we head into next week, it does look decidedly unsettled. showers or longer spells of rain at times and it will often be pretty windy.
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live from london, this is bbc news. a ukrainian missile hits the black sea navy hq in crimea. russia says a serviceman is missing. it comes as president zelensky visits canada, as part of his efforts to shore up support for ukraine. king charles and queen camilla are in the city of bordeaux — wrapping up their state visit to france. more information and new images of sarah cherif.
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—— sara sharif. hello, i'm lucy grey, welcome to verified live, let's go straight to ottawa where president zelensky has arrived, alongside presidentjustin trudeau. he arrived there late last night and is visiting canada, an unannounced visit to canada where the visit is very much going to be about saying thank you to canada for the support it has shown him throughout the last year or so, it has shown him throughout the last year orso, during it has shown him throughout the last year or so, during such a difficult time for his country canada has given $1.8 billion worth of military aid to ukraine over the past month or so. and this is very much a visit
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